Hawaii lash and brow rules
Do you need a license to do lashes in Hawaii?
Not stated. Hawaii's official pages we read do not say whether lash extensions need a license. Ask the Hawaii Board of Barbering and Cosmetology before you offer them. Below: lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination (not stated), waxing (license needed) and eyebrow threading (license needed), each answered from Hawaii's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026, with the state's own words.
- Lash extensions
- Not stated
- Lifts and tints
- Not stated
- Waxing
- License needed
- Threading
- License needed
Licensed by the Hawaii Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.The board's site Hours and fees for each licenseThe state's own words
Lash extensions
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in Hawaii?
Not stated. Hawaii's official pages we read do not say whether lash extensions need a license. Ask the Hawaii Board of Barbering and Cosmetology before you offer them.
- License needed
- Not stated
Lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Hawaii?
Not stated. Hawaii's official pages we read do not say whether lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination need a license. Ask the Hawaii Board of Barbering and Cosmetology before you offer them.
- License needed
- Not stated
Waxing
Do you need a license to do waxing in Hawaii?
Yes. Waxing needs a license: the esthetician definition covers removing superfluous hair about the body by means other than electrolysis, and cosmetologists may also do it. The statute does not name waxing itself.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Esthetician, Cosmetologist
- License for this work alone
- None
Eyebrow threading
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Hawaii?
Yes. Eyebrow threading needs a license under the same hair-removal clause (removing superfluous hair about the body by means other than electrolysis). The statute does not name threading itself.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Esthetician, Cosmetologist
- License for this work alone
- None
Good to know
What else Hawaii asks of lash and brow artists
- Cosmetology may be practiced only in barber shops or beauty shops, with the exceptions listed in the act (for example, a private home at the client's request).
- All licensees and permittees must follow the board's sanitary practice rules and any public health guidelines recommended by government agencies.
- The esthetician category (skin care, spa and make-up services) requires 600 beauty school training hours or 1200 apprenticeship hours.
Sources
What Hawaii's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Hawaii's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026. Rules change: confirm with the Hawaii Board of Barbering and Cosmetology before you start offering a service.
- Waxing
“Removing superfluous hair about the body of any person by means”
data.capitol.hawaii.gov ““Esthetician” means a person licensed in the State who, with hands or”
data.capitol.hawaii.gov ““Cosmetologist” means a licensed person who engages in the practices of”
data.capitol.hawaii.gov - Eyebrow threading
“Removing superfluous hair about the body of any person by means”
data.capitol.hawaii.gov ““Esthetician” means a person licensed in the State who, with hands or”
data.capitol.hawaii.gov ““Cosmetologist” means a licensed person who engages in the practices of”
data.capitol.hawaii.gov - Also good to know
“only in barber shops or beauty shops; provided that nothing in this chapter shall”
data.capitol.hawaii.gov - Also good to know
“All licensees and permittees shall follow the sanitary practices as”
data.capitol.hawaii.gov - Also good to know
“600 beauty school training hours or”
cca.hawaii.gov
Questions
Hawaii lash and brow licenses, answered
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in Hawaii?
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Hawaii?
Do you need a license to do waxing in Hawaii?
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Hawaii?
What do you need to open a lash or brow studio in Hawaii?
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